“the comic book store has always been there for me. It served as a sanctuary where I could release everyday stress by escaping into the world of moving images”
“From one of the top after-school programs in the nation, Girls Write Now, comes the next installment in the organization's award-winning anthology series: Rise Speak Change explores our evolving creative narrative, celebrating the importance of igniting change and starting anew as writers, thinkers, women, and media makers.”
As a former mentee in the Girls Write Now program, I was given the opportunity to write a personal short piece on how going to a comic book store was an important part of my formative years. My “obsession” with Batman comics gave me a strong community where I felt both inspired and accepted by the people around me.
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Republished in the Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices, 2018.
"Interwoven is advice from great women writers―Roxane Gay, Francine Prose, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zadie Smith, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Janet Mock, Gloria Steinem, Lena Dunham, Mia Alvar, and Alice Walker―offering guidance to a young reader about where she's been and where she might go. Inspiring and informative, Girls Write Now belongs in every school, library and home, adding much-needed and long-overdue perspectives on what it is to be young in America."
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